On 22 Aug 2006, at 18:10, Arnaud Nicolet wrote:
Hi,
I've made 2 applications. The main app and a "server" app (this is
a service app which keeps running while the computer is working).
I would like to have an option, in the main app, so that it can add
the "server" app to the list of processes launched at startup (when
we see "Welcome to MacOS X").
I know I have to ask for the admin's password, that's not a problem.
Can this be done?
I haven't done it myself from a REALbasic app, but these are the
things you need to do for a startup item:
- Add a line to /etc/hostconfig like MYAPP =-YES- (you'll need admin
privileges for this)
- Add a folder to /Library/StartupItems e.g. MyApp, look at an
existing one for chmod privileges
- In that folder add a file "StartupParameters.plist", it should look
like this:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple Computer//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://
www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">
<plist version="1.0">
<dict>
<key>Description</key>
<string>MyApp</string>
<key>OrderPreference</key>
<string>None</string>
<key>Provides</key>
<array>
<string>MYAPP</string>
</array>
<key>Uses</key>
<array>
<string>Network</string>
<string>Resolver</string>
</array>
</dict>
</plist>
- Add a second file to the folder named after what you put in
hostconfig, it should look like this:
if [ -z $1 ] ; then
echo "Usage: $0 [start|stop|restart] "
exit 1
fi
# Source the common setup functions for startup scripts
test -r /etc/rc.common || exit 1
. /etc/rc.common
SCRIPT="/shellpathtoapp"
StartService ()
{
if [ "${MYAPP:=-NO-}" = "-YES-" ] ; then
ConsoleMessage "Starting MyApp server"
$SCRIPT start > /dev/null 2>&1
fi
}
StopService ()
{
ConsoleMessage "Stopping MyApp server"
$SCRIPT stop > /dev/null 2>&1
}
RestartService ()
{
ConsoleMessage "Restarting MyApp server"
$SCRIPT restart > /dev/null 2>&1
}
if test -x $SCRIPT ; then
RunService "$1"
else
ConsoleMessage "Could not find MyApp startup script!"
fi
- Your application should listen to a start/stop/restart command.
Instead of doing all of this from your application, you'll be better
off creating a package that does all this. The application to create
packages is included in the Developer Tools from MacOS X. It's a bit
of a pain to get familiar with, but it will save you more trouble
than doing it from REALbasic.
Best regards
Peter De Berdt
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